Management of complicated urinary tract infections in a referral center in Mexico

• Published in: International urology and nephrology Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 229 - 233
• Main Authors: Cornejo-Dávila, Victor, Palmeros-Rodríguez, Mario A., Uberetagoyena-Tello de Meneses, Israel, Mayorga-Gómez, Edgar, Garza-Sáinz, Gerardo, Osornio-Sánchez, Victor, Trujillo-Ortiz, Luis, Sedano-Basilio, Jorge E., Cantellano-Orozco, Mauricio, Martínez-Arroyo, Carlos, Morales-Montor, Jorge G., Pacheco-Gahbler, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.02.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abscess - microbiology; Abscess - therapy; Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; beta-Lactamases - metabolism; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Epididymitis - microbiology; Epididymitis - therapy; Escherichia coli - metabolism; Escherichia coli Infections - diagnosis; Escherichia coli Infections - drug therapy; Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology; Female; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mexico; Middle Aged; Nephrology; Orchitis - microbiology; Orchitis - therapy; Prostatitis - microbiology; Prostatitis - therapy; Pyelonephritis - microbiology; Pyelonephritis - therapy; Pyonephrosis - microbiology; Pyonephrosis - therapy; Risk Factors; Stents; Urinary Tract Infections - complications; Urinary Tract Infections - drug therapy; Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology; Urology; Urology – Original Paper; Young Adult; Mexico; Complicated; Mexico; Urinary tract infection; Management

Background Urinary tract infections are a common problem encountered by primary care, emergency physicians and urologists. A complicated urinary tract infection (CUTI) responds less effectively to the standard treatment. E. coli is the most common pathogen (40–70 %). In Mexico, there are ciprofloxac...